ipod
ipod — noun
1. a small portable device created by Apple that stores digital music, videos, and
a small portable device created by Apple that stores digital music, videos, and other audio files so you can listen to them anywhere
Zara put her iPod in her bag before boarding the train.
The old iPod still held over a thousand songs from the early 2000s.
collocation: hold / store + [number] + songs
Grandpa asked how to turn on his iPod so he could hear his favourite jazz records.
On long bus rides, Priya listens to podcasts on her iPod.
- MP3 player
a true generic term for any portable digital music player, not a specific brand
- portable media player
a broader category covering devices that play not just music but also video and photos
- Walkman
an older brand of portable cassette and CD players by Sony; sometimes used loosely by older speakers to mean any portable music device
用法筆記
Although iPod is a trademarked Apple product, the word is occasionally used informally as a generic term for any portable MP3 player — similar to how 'hoover' is used for vacuum cleaners in British English.